BWL Round 7 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

First defeat of league's leader Landes (6-1) against twelfth ranked Toulouse (1-6) 61-60 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Landes. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Dominican guard Dominique Toussaint (175-1998, college: Virginia) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of her seven free throws). American-Montenegrin forward Taya Reimer (193-1995, college: Michigan St.) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Nigerian center Murjanatu Musa (188-2000) answered with 9 points and 13 rebounds for Landes. Landes' coach Julie Barennes rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Toulouse left bottom position moving up to eleventh place, which they share with La Tronche. Defending champion Landes still keeps top position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by BLMA who have the same record. Landes will play next round against Lyon trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Toulouse will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked BLMA in Montpellier.
The game in Lyon was also worth to mention about. 6th ranked Landerneau (3-4) played at the court of eighth ranked Lyon (4-3). Lyon defeated Landerneau 58-42. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Landerneau. It was a great evening for swingman Samantha Peytour (177-2002) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. Asianae Johnson helped adding 11 points and 5 assists. At the losing side Irish forward Susannah Rafiu (185-2003, college: Columbia) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Lyon moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Villeneuve and Charnay. Landerneau at the other side dropped to the eighth position with four games lost. Lyon will play against league's second-placed Landes in Mont de Marsan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Landerneau will play at home against Chartres (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
A very close game took place in La Tronche between Charnay and La Tronche. Sixth ranked Charnay (4-3) got a very close victory on the road over 11th ranked La Tronche (1-6). Charnay managed to escape with a 3-point win 87-84 on Saturday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for Laura Ziegler who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Merveille Lokoka came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds for La Tronche in the defeat. Charnay moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Villeneuve and Lyon. La Tronche lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with six games lost. They share it with Toulouse. Charnay will meet at home Villeneuve (#4) in the next round. La Tronche will play against Bourges (#7) and hope to win that game.

Other games in round 7 were not that significant. Bourges was beaten by Charleville-M. on the road 67-55. Chartres lost to BLMA on its own court 58-70. Angers unfortunately lost to Villeneuve in a road game 71-78.

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Charleville-M. - Bourges 67-55:
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Charleville-M. (5-2) beat at home 7th ranked Bourges (3-3) 67-55 on Saturday. Charleville-M. made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Coline Franchelin (169-1999) who led the winners and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of her nine free throws !!!). Czech guard Julie Pospisilova (183-1999, college: Wisconsin) accounted for 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. The former international point guard Alix Duchet (166-1997) came up with 16 points and ex-international center Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi (188-1998, college: Miami, FL) added 5 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Bourges in the defeat. Charleville-M. have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 5-2 record behind leader BLMA. Loser Bourges keeps the seventh position with three games lost. Charleville-M. will meet Angers (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Bourges will play against La Tronche and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Charleville-M.: F.Coline 18+9reb+6ast, P.Julie 13+5reb+3ast, C.Tiffany 12+1reb+2ast, B.Noemie 9+4reb+3ast, L.Koi 5+5reb, B.Liliana 4+3reb+2ast
Bourges: A.Duchet 16+1reb+3ast, S.Thomas 8+6reb, M.Dally 7+4reb, C.Djaldi-Tabdi 7+4reb+1ast, M.Djaldi-Tabdi 5+9reb+3ast, I.Pitarch-Granel 4+4reb+1ast

Toulouse - Landes 61-60:
First defeat of league's leader Landes (6-1) against twelfth ranked Toulouse (1-6) 61-60 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Landes. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Dominican guard Dominique Toussaint (175-1998, college: Virginia) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of her seven free throws). American-Montenegrin forward Taya Reimer (193-1995, college: Michigan St.) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Nigerian center Murjanatu Musa (188-2000) answered with 9 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Marie Pardon (177-2001) added 16 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Landes. Landes' coach Julie Barennes rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Toulouse left bottom position moving up to eleventh place, which they share with La Tronche. Defending champion Landes still keeps top position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by BLMA who have the same record. Landes will play next round against Lyon trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Toulouse will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked BLMA in Montpellier.
Top scorers:
Toulouse: R.Taya 19+2reb+3ast, T.Dominique 14+6reb+6ast, L.Jessica 11+10reb+1ast, P.Shaina 9+8reb+4ast, G.Laetitia 8+2reb+2ast, C.Diawara-darnis 0
Landes: M.Pardon 16+3reb+4ast, M.Daramy 12+3reb+2ast, M.Musa 9+13reb+3ast, A.Gulbe 6, S.Macquet 4+5reb, B.Massey 4+2reb+2ast

La Tronche - Charnay 84-87:
A very close game took place in La Tronche between Charnay and La Tronche. Sixth ranked Charnay (4-3) got a very close victory on the road over 11th ranked La Tronche (1-6). Charnay managed to escape with a 3-point win 87-84 on Saturday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for Danish forward Laura Ziegler (188-2002, college: Louisville) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Spanish point guard Binta Drame-Lo (171-2002) accounted for 21 points and 4 steals for the winning side. Merveille Lokoka (187-2004, agency: BIG) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds (made all of her nine free throws !!!) (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and American forward Ashunae Durant (178-1996, college: Hofstra) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for La Tronche in the defeat. Five Charnay and four La Tronche players scored in double figures. Charnay moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Villeneuve and Lyon. La Tronche lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with six games lost. They share it with Toulouse. Charnay will meet at home Villeneuve (#4) in the next round. La Tronche will play against Bourges (#7) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Charnay: B.Drame-Lo 21+3reb+3ast, Z.Laura 15+12reb+4ast, T.Maye 14+5reb+2ast, S.Camille 10+6reb+2ast, R.Alberte 10+1reb+2ast, B.Louise 8+1reb+2ast
La Tronche: M.Lokoka 20+5reb+2ast, D.Ashunae 16+8reb+3ast, J.Thomas 15+2reb+6ast, N.Desset 10+2reb+1ast, M.Armant 10+5reb+4ast, E.Zemoura 6+6reb+1ast

Chartres - BLMA 58-70:
Very expected game when 10th ranked Chartres (1-4) lost at home to second ranked BLMA (6-1) 70-58 on Sunday. BLMA outrebounded Chartres 44-26 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. BLMA looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for center Oumou Diarisso (190-2003) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds. Forward Garance Rabot (178-2002) accounted for 6 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. BLMA's coach David Gautier used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Yvanna Enjolvy (170-2001) came up with 12 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Javyn Nicholson (188-2001, college: Georgia) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Chartres in the defeat. BLMA keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Landes. Chartres lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with four games lost. BLMA will meet at home bottom-ranked Toulouse (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chartres will play against Landerneau in Pleyber-Christ and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BLMA: C.Sara 18+1reb+2ast, D.Oumou 12+15reb+1ast, J.Stella 7+3reb+2ast, C.Sarah 7+7reb+2ast, R.Garance 6+11reb+7ast, M.Taylor 6+3reb
Chartres: Y.Enjolvy 12+6reb+2ast, A.Kone 12+1reb, J.Nicholson 9+6reb+2ast, E.Marie 6+5ast, C.Legrand 6+3reb+3ast, C.Chabrier 5+3reb+4ast

Villeneuve - Angers 78-71:
Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Villeneuve (4-3) won against at home 9th ranked Angers (2-4) 78-71 on Sunday. Villeneuve outrebounded Angers 45-30 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Villeneuve looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American-Bulgarian power forward Stephanie Kostowicz (190-1995, college: Milwaukee) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Swingman Anna Ngo Ndjock (177-1999, college: Carleton) accounted for 8 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side. Villeneuve's coach Maxime Bezin used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spanish guard Marta Hermida (180-1997, college: Boise St.) came up with 18 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Dayshanette Harris (170-2000, college: Clemson) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Angers in the defeat. Four Angers players scored in double figures. Villeneuve have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Charnay and Lyon. Loser Angers keeps the ninth position with four games lost. Villeneuve will meet Charnay (#5) in the next round. Angers will play against Charleville-M. (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Villeneuve: K.Stephanie 18+6reb, M.Ndjakalenga 11+9reb+1ast, J.Maria 9+1reb+1ast, T.Awa 9+8reb, N.Anna 8+6reb+9ast, H.Bria 7+4reb+3ast
Angers: M.Hermida 18+6reb+3ast, H.Dayshanette 14+5reb+6ast, M.Bulabula 12+9reb+1ast, A.Dutat 12+4reb, L.Evrard 5+1reb, C.Cardenal 4+2reb+4ast

Lyon - Landerneau 58-42:
The game in Lyon was also worth to mention about. 6th ranked Landerneau (3-4) played at the court of eighth ranked Lyon (4-3). Lyon defeated Landerneau 58-42. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Landerneau. Lyon dominated down low during the game scoring 36 of its points in the paint compared to Landerneau's 16. It was a great evening for swingman Samantha Peytour (177-2002) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Asianae Johnson (173-2000, college: MSU) helped adding 11 points and 5 assists. At the losing side Irish forward Susannah Rafiu (185-2003, college: Columbia) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Dara Mabrey (170-1999, college: Notre Dame) scored 8 points and 4 assists. Lyon moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Villeneuve and Charnay. Landerneau at the other side dropped to the eighth position with four games lost. Lyon will play against league's second-placed Landes in Mont de Marsan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Landerneau will play at home against Chartres (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lyon: S.Peytour 16+12reb+1ast, J.Asianae 11+3reb+5ast, R.Ainhoa 8+3reb, P.Klaudia 8+1reb+2ast, P.Marie-Eve 6+3reb+2ast, L.Yale 3+1ast
Landerneau: R.Susannah 12+8reb+3ast, D.Mabrey 8+4reb+4ast, M.Kaba 7+7reb, Y.Manaelle 6+3reb+2ast, K.Hawa 5+2reb, C.Heriaud 2+4reb+1ast